Specialist DFV Practitioner - QPS Embedded Specialist Model
23/12/2024
20/01/2025
Fixed Term - Full time
West End, Qld 4101
Community Services and Development,Health, Medical & Pharmaceutical,Voluntary, Charity & Social Work
Micah Projects is a community based not-for-profit organisation with a vision to create justice and respond to injustice at the personal, social, and structural levels in church, government, business, and society. We believe that every child and adult has the right to a home, an income, healthcare, education, safety, dignity, and connection with their community of choice. Micah Projects provides a range of support and advocacy services to individuals and families.
Job Description
Brisbane Domestic Violence Service (BDVS) is a specialist domestic violence service for the Brisbane metropolitan region. The primary role of BDVS is to provide free and confidential services to women and children, partners in an intimate relationship and family members who are affected by domestic or family violence. BDVS provides a range of services by a multidisciplinary team, in different locations across Brisbane. These include outreach and mobile services that meet people in locations which are safe and suitable to their circumstances, whether that be at home or in the community.
BDVS is funded by the Department of Justice and Attorney General to lead the facilitation of collaboration between agencies and systems, which assist in the protection and safety of women, children and any person experiencing domestic and family violence. BDVS recognises that to meet this objective, there needs to be a proactive and integrated approach to supporting all agencies to fulfil their role and responsibility and to ensure the safety in intimate relationships, homes and in our community.
As the Specialist DFV Practitioner you will work as part of the Brisbane Domestic Violence Service team, working in close partnership with QPS, to deliver a range of activities aimed at improving the safety of victim-survivors of all genders presenting to police stations. The position will also contribute to improving service system integration between QPS and other agencies.
Note: These positions are embedded within Police Stations, some travel to and from may be required (as applicable).
Fixed term full time positions until 30 June 2026 with conditions and salary at Level 5 of the SCHADS Award.
Desired Skills and Experience
Key Responsibilities:
Provide crisis intervention, risk and needs assessment, and safety planning.
Assist police in engaging with victim-survivors, building trust and rapport.
Promote understanding of the dynamics of gender, power, and control in DFV.
Strengthen collaboration and knowledge sharing within the police service and across the DFV specialist service system.
Ensure compliance with information sharing practices as per relevant legislation.
Maintain high-quality case notes and support plans using the organisational database.
Participate in professional development and supervision.
Essential Criteria:
Relevant qualifications in social work, psychology, criminology, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
Experience in crisis response and case management, including risk assessments and safety planning.
Knowledge of current theory and practice related to domestic and family violence, including a gendered analysis and trauma-informed approach.
Ability to engage with QPS and other agencies in a professional manner.
Understanding of culturally sensitive practices, especially when working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people from diverse backgrounds.
Strong communication skills and IT competencies.
Commitment to cultural diversity, equity, and workplace health and safety principles.
Desirable Criteria:
Knowledge of the "A Call for Change: Commission of Inquiry into Queensland Police Service Responses to Domestic and Family Violence" report
For more information about the role and to learn more about the key selection criteria, see Position Description.
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Join a well-recognised multidisciplinary organisation;
Salary Packaging option up to $15,899, increasing your take home pay (additional meals and entertainment card option up to $2,650);
Access to other employee benefits, including supply of uniforms, and wellbeing hub;
Ongoing professional development opportunities, including further training, so you can broaden your horizons and sharpen your skillset during your time with us;
Access to free and confidential Employee Assistance Program.
How to Apply!
If you believe that you have interest, passion, and desire to make a difference in people’s lives, please click on apply.
Please supply a Resume/CV and a covering letter/email addressing the Key Responsibilities and Essential Criteria (maximum of 2 pages), along with any other relevant documentation.
While the deadline to receive applications is 5pm, Monday 20 January 2025, applications will be assessed with interviews being conducted as they are received so do not delay in applying!
Micah Projects is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all abilities and life experiences. We also encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds to apply.
